Xeon Phi 7120P vs E5-2678 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Phi 7120P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking818not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesXeonno data
Power efficiency7.31no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Knights Corner (2012−2014)
Release date2015 (9 years ago)17 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Phi 7120P basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)61 (Henihexaconta-Core)
Threads24244
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.24 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz1.33 GHz
L1 cache384 KB32 KB (per core)
L2 cache3072 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2350 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 million5,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Phi 7120P compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration21
SocketLGA2011-3PCIe x16
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Phi 7120P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Phi 7120P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Phi 7120P are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Phi 7120P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Phi 7120P.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 61
Threads 24 244
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 300 Watt

Xeon E5-2678 v3 has 150% lower power consumption.

Xeon Phi 7120P, on the other hand, has 408.3% more physical cores and 916.7% more threads.

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